Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground (album)

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Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 2008 (digital)
March 2008 (vinyl)
May 26, 2009 (compact disc)
Recorded2006-2007
The House of Breaking Glass
(Seattle, WA)
Genre Indie rock
Length52:40
Label Bombs Over Bellevue, Suburban Home
Producer Phillip A. Peterson, Kirk Huffman, Kyle O'Quin
Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground chronology
Live at the Pretty Parlor
(2007)
Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
(2008)
Introducing Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net (72%) [1]

Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground is the debut, self-titled album from Seattle musical collective Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground.

Contents

After a copy of the band's cassette found its way to John Sidel of V2 Records, the band signed an initial agreement to record a full-length album, but V2 was bought out by Universal Music shortly thereafter and a finalized contract never materialized. [2]

The band eventually struck a deal with Vinyl Collective, a subsidiary of Suburban Home Records, to put out a double-LP vinyl version of the album. It was made available on the Vinyl Collective website in March 2008 after the band quietly released it on Amazon.com's MP3 download store. The album has since been made available for download on iTunes.

The album was released on compact disc on May 26, 2009 via Suburban Home. [3]

Track listing

All songs and lyrics written by Kirk Huffman and Kyle O'Quin. Orchestral arrangements by Phillip A. Peterson.

  1. Into The Realm Of The Unknown (0:59)
  2. Hey Momma' (4:11)
  3. Birds (On A Day Like Today) (3:54)
  4. Simon Courage Flees The Coop (3:26)
  5. Ol' Rum Davies (2:27)
  6. Bowie The Desert Pea (5:03)
  7. Santa Cruz Lined Pockets (3:43)
  8. Bloodstone Goddess (5:38)
  9. Cloud Country (3:44)
  10. Swan Ink (5:04)
  11. Night Of The Star Child's Funk (5:03)
  12. One Ought To See (2:50)
  13. All Alone (6:38)
  14. Sword and Sorcery (Vinyl-only bonus track)

Vinyl information

The album's first pressing had three different variations on vinyl, totaling 1,000 copies in the first run:

The second pressing was pressed on standard blue.

Album personnel

Kay Kay

His Weathered Underground

Credits

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References

  1. "Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground - Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  2. "Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground - What You Love Without the Bullshit - Or the Budget." Archived 2008-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Performermag.com. May 2008.
  3. "Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground to reissue debut via Suburban Home." Punknews.org. April 23, 2009.